Vitit Muntarbhorn | |
|---|---|
วิทิต มันตาภรณ์ | |
.jpg) Muntarbhorn in 2011 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ofelia Calcetas-Santos |
| United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| In office August 2016 – October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Victor Madrigal-Borloz |
| United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia | |
| Assumed office March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rhona Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Alma mater | |
Vitit Muntarbhorn (born 1952) (Thai: วิทิต มันตาภรณ์, RTGS: Withit Mantaphon) is an international human rights expert and professor of law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2] Muntarbhorn was designated in September 2016 as the first UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity by the Human Rights Council before succeeded by Victor Madrigal-Borloz in 2018.
- ^ Profiles of our Distinguished Academic Members, Chulalongkorn University, 2009, retrieved 2010-01-21
- ^ Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), ILO biographical note (PDF), ILO, 2009, retrieved 2011-10-02